Valenciennes - Chateauroux

Valenciennes - Chateauroux Valenciennes was a team with up and down evolutions during almost all the season. Most of the time a crazy team, one of the most offensive one on their own pitch. Alternated good and bad results too often and that’s why is on 12th spot with 25 points. No doubt plenty of young and interesting players all under old-fox Roudet who proved to be their best man of the season. After beating 4-2 Lorient at home seemed they finished the season too early, collecting a single point in last 3 games 1-1 vs poor Qeuvilly and conceding 9 goals in this period. Pierre-Charles left the team for Bourg Peronnas, coming Ciss and Tarhat both in loan from Angers. Interesting team, nice to watch – let see how they will cope in second part of the season. Ambri is suspended New comer Chateauroux did well in first half of championship, being a pleasant surprise. A team who took some astonish results against giant of the Ligue 2, proving already they need to be more respected compared with their status of new comer. I believe they are the single team in Ligue 2 who beat first 3 in table and more over not lost against top 6 ( 3-1 vs Reims, 1-0vs Nimes, 2-1 on the road vs Ajaccio, 1-1 on the road vs LeHavre, 3-2 on the road vs Brest and 0-0 vs Paris FC). Impressive, isn’t it? No change yet in the squad in this winter period. Main GK Hassen – one of the best player in first part of championship, Souchaud(GK), Merghem, Barthelme and long term Niang are all injured. Too many important missing in quest squad makes me to take Valenciennes -0.25 gl.